I'm back!

Yes, it's true, I have started trading again. I have even begun doing digital trades instead of the old DVD-by-mail. It's so much easier and since I was sometimes getting lousy mpgs and Youtube rips burned to disc anyway, at least now if that happens I haven't put as much effort into it. I am still trying to stick to only disc images (either ISO or VOB files) and I've noted the format of any videos which I only have digitally.

You may also notice that I've finally adopted "w/o/c" as the standard way of indicating that something includes original commercials. I had previously avoided it because "w/o" means without so to me it looks like it says without commercials instead of the opposite. However, I seem to be the only person confused by that so there you go.

Here is a list of everything I've acquired in the past 7 years since my last update.

MTV:
1983-07-05 Martha Quinn hosts (30 minutes)
1984-06-?? Guest VJ - Rob Halford (VOB, 84:12, ads and most videos cut, also includes Elton John VH1 and Live Aid 1985)
1984-08-19 Alan Hunter hosts (ISO, 58:27)
1985-12-24 Guest VJ - Cheech and Chong (3 DVDs, also includes Prince live 1985)
1987-0?-?? Guest VJ - Motley Crue (VOB, 63:30, most ads and some videos cut, also includes various Motley Crue interview and live clips)
1988-??-?? Metal Hammer on the road with Vixen
1988-10-09 MTV John Lennon’s birthday footage (4 DVDs, 11 hr. 40 min. total, includes 1 hr. 48 min of videos, the Top 20 Countdown, Week In Rock, 6 hr. 20 min of more videos, a special John Lennon hour, and 6 more minutes of footage, a few sections with brief skips of around a minute, but otherwise nearly continuous coverage)
1989-07-?? Hard 60 Skid Row (ISO, 50:52)
1989 Hard 60 Compilation (ISO, 73:17)
1989-08-01 Adam Curry hosts Hard 60 (ISO, 57:43)
1989-05-08 through 05-10 MTV Adam Curry and Swamp Thing host Dial MTV (ISO, 137:06, ads and most videos cut, also includes 1990 Club MTV w/ Gerardo)
1991-08-25 (81 min.)
1992-04-21 Martha Quinn hosts Rockline w/ Slaughter (ISO, Youtube rip)
REMOTE CONTROL - Season 3 (1988 MTV At Your House episode, shot in contestant Dawn’s living room)

Pre-Headbangers Ball:
1986-07 Metal Shop 1/2 Hour (ISO, 2 DVDs, 57:36/52:52, clips from various episodes w/o/c)

Headbangers Ball:
1987-06-20 Judas Priest hosts (ISO, 2 DVDs, 73:16/24:45, w/o/c)
1987-11-07 Kevin Seal hosts w/ Lemmy and Wurzel of Motorhead (ISO, 2 DVDs, w/o/c)
1988-??-?? Adam Curry hosts w/ Death Angel & Overkill (2 DVDs)
1988-04-23 Zodiac Mindwarp hosts (3 DVDs)
1988-05-28 Adam Curry hosts Rock Blocks (ISO, 3 DVDs, 59:18/62:05/56:42, w/o/c)
1990-05-26 Steve Vai hosts (MKV)

Headbangers Ball Japan:
1989-??-?? Riki Rachtman hosts Headbangers Ball Japan w/ Bonham (VOB, 119:34, w/o/c)
Headbangers Ball Japan compilation (VOB, 46:27/9:44, includes Moscow Music Peace Festival segments)

Weird Al Yankovic:
1984-02-22 Al TV #0 (unaired pilot)

Other Music:
V/A - Friday Night Videos (NBC) 1986-06-03 Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon host (ISO, 78:48, videos and ads cut, also includes episode of TNT)
V/A - Friday Night Videos (NBC) 1987-12-18 Judy Tenuta and Emo Philips host
V/A - Friday Night Videos (NBC) 1988-01-08 (2 DVDs, also includes 3 episodes of Top Of The Pops)
V/A - Friday Night Videos (NBC) 1988-01-15 Jerry Seinfeld hosts (2 DVDs, also includes Top Of The Pops and 1988-01-22 Friday Night Videos)
V/A - Friday Night Videos (NBC) 1988-01-22 Gilbert Gottfried hosts (2 DVDs, also includes Top Of The Pops and 1988-01-15 Friday Night Videos)
V/A - MuchMusic Pepsi Power Hour w/ Alice Cooper 1989 (ISO, 68:09)
V/A - MuchMusic Pepsi Power Hour w/ Ramones 1989 (ISO, 68:09)
V/A - Pure Rock Japan 1989 (VOB, final episode w/o/c)
V/A - Tokio-Rock TV Japan 1984 (VOB, heavy metal show)
V/A - U68 Power Hour 1986 Compilation (ISO, 40:49)

USA Network:
Radio 1990 Compilation (VOB, 23:01/19:51/22:08, 2 episodes from 1985, also includes Night Ranger Guest VJ Hour)
USA Up All Night (Gilbert Gottfried) - Bikini Summer (MP4, 91:56, original broadcast w/ some commercials)
USA Up All Night (Gilbert Gottfried) - Conan The Destroyer (WMV, 119:54, original 1996 broadcast w/o/c)
USA Up All Night (Gilbert Gottfried) - Lust In The Dust (MPG, 121:03, original broadcast w/o/c)
USA Up All Night (Gilbert Gottfried) - The Outing (VOB, 122:46, original 1991-08-31 broadcast w/o/c)
USA Up All Night (Gilbert Gottfried) - State Park (MP4, original broadcast, missing intro)
USA Up All Night (Gilbert Gottfried) - Toxic Avenger, The (MPG, original broadcast w/o/c)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Beach Babes From Beyond (MPG , 105:21, original 1996-10-04 broadcast w/o/c)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Combat Academy (fan recreation, 1991-08-30 second feature)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Prom Night 3 (fan recreation, 1993-01-15 first feature)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Sizzle Beach (fan recreation, 1991-08-01 first feature)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Van, The (fan recreation, 1991-10-04 second feature)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Zapped Again (VOB, 100:54, fan recreation of 1993-07-03 broadcast)

Horror Hosts:
TNT Monstervision with Joe Bob Briggs - Children of the Corn II (2000-07-08, Joe Bob's last episode)
TNT Monstervision with Joe Bob Briggs - Logan's Run (1996-11-01 first feature)
TNT Monstervision with Joe Bob Briggs - Troll (1997-10-04)
TNT Monstervision with Joe Bob Briggs - Warlock The Armageddon (1998-05-16 second feature)
TNT Monstervision with Joe Bob Briggs - Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1998-07-18 first feature, w/ Wes Craven)

Other Stuff:
1986 Helix High School Pops Concert (2 DVDs)
1990-05-17 ABC Stephen King's It Part 1 (w/o/c)
1990-05-18 ABC Stephen King's It Part 2 (w/o/c)
The Muppet Show (Alice Cooper and Star Wars episodes, also includes Star Wars Compilation)
Star Wars Compilation (also includes 2 episodes of The Muppet Show)

Horror Hosts:

Commander USA - Blood And Roses
Commander USA - Three In The Attic
I Am Woman Week (Sandra Bernhard) - Jungle Woman
Horror Hosts of Local TV compilation
Monstervision - Breeders
Monstervision - Critters
Monstervision - X-TRO2
Sci-Fright - Nina compilation

MTV:

1983-07-17 MTV (38 minutes) / 1991-05-12 (85 minutes) / 1991-11-02 Week in Rock (first 23 minutes)
1986-01-30 MTV (2 hrs 3 mins) / 11/17/85 MTV footage (25 min.)
1986-01-11 Alan Hunter / Martha Quinn host (2 DVDs)
1986-01-20 Martha Quinn hosts
1986-04-?? J.J. Jackson hosts (59:53)
1986-10-?? Cast of the New Leave it to Beaver Guest VJs
1986-12-19 Mark Goodman hosts Top 20 Video Countdown (51:36, syndicated version)
1987-12-20 Kevin Seal hosts (2 DVDs)
1988-04-?? Adam Curry hosts Dial MTV (60:41, w/ ads)
1988-05-22 Kevin Seal hosts
1989-01-?? Kevin Seal hosts Top 20 Video Countdown “The Colorado Countdown” (53:55/69:32, 2 DVDs, w/ ads)
1989-06-17 Kevin Seal hosts
Headbangers Ball Europe - History of Heavy Metal
Headbangers Ball Europe - Paradise Lost special 1993
MTV Europe 1989 Rare Doc. , Interviews & Videos , cool comp! and good quality / M.O.R.V. # 9 - 242:53
MTV Europe 1989 Rare Doc. , Interviews & Videos , cool comp! and good quality / M.O.R.V. # 10 - 242:39

Other Music:

1986-12-26 Friday Night Videos (repeat of 3rd Anniversary Special)
Power Hour - Skid Row hosts 1989

Right after my last post several people contacted me about trades so I'm pleased to know you're still out there!  Here are my latest acquisitions:

Commander USA - The Death of Bruce Lee (6-20-87)
Commander USA - Duel of the Ultimate Weapons (12-10-88)
Commander USA - The Hand (2-4-89)
Commander USA - Project X (7-26-86)
Commander USA - The Thirsty Dead (2-14-87)
Commander USA - Vampire Men of the Lost Planet (12-6-86)

Nickeloden Popclips 1979 with Charles Fleischer (45 minutes)
1982-05-23 Alan Hunter hosts (30 minutes, watermarked)
1982-10-02 Cheap Trick from Chicagofest (includes extra 20 minutes of videos after w/ J.J. Jackson)
1982-12-?? various hosts (6 hours, 3 DVDs, no commercials)
1983-10-20 Jackson/Quinn (2 hours)
1996-02-?? Alternative Nation (6 hours, 3 DVDs)
1996-08-01 M2 Launch on MTV (also includes some Alternative Nation)

Note: Some of the MTV stuff in this last batch looks like it is from low quality downloads. I still need to check all of them, but ask just in case.

Hard to find anyone who still trades DVDs by mail the old fashioned way. At least I'm not still trading VHS tapes.  Just got 10 more horror host discs:

Commander USA - American Werewolf In London
Commander USA - The Hearse
Commander USA - Mission Mars
Commander USA - Toxic Zombies
Commander USA - Trick Or Treat
Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In Theater - Lobsterman From Mars
Sci-Fright Friday (Rachel Grant) - Face Of Fu Manchu
Sci-Fright Friday (Rachel Grant) - The Brides Of Fu Manchu
USA Late Late Movie Movie (Gilbert Gottfried) - Monkey Kung Fu
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Big Top Pee Wee (fan recreation)

I may be getting back into trading (for a little while anyway).  Here are my latest acquisitions:

MTV:
1982-07-04 Alan Hunter hosts (60:59)
1983-05-04 (165 minutes)  There are a couple cuts throughout as if the original taper were trying to record some of each VJ's time on the air.
1984 Rock Influences Host Karla Devito, Co Host Ian anderson (A+, 42:20)
1985-02-18 Alan Hunter hosts (Cyndi Lauper Capt Lou Albano War to Settle The Score Roddy Piper Vs. Hulk Hogan, A+, 53:16)
1986-01-21 Steven Wright hosts Guest VJ Hour (w/ commercials, 50:16)
1986-03-25 Spring Break '86 (2 DVDs, no commercials, 56:42/49:04)
1986-04-?? Martha Quinn hosts Dial MTV (w/ commercials)
1986-04-19 (37 minutes, DVD also includes 1987-02-02 and 1992-04-11)
1987-02-02 (20 minutes, DVD also includes 1986-04-19 and 1992-04-11)
1989-12-?? Kevin Seal / Adam Curry / Ben Stiller, Guest VJ (4 DVDs, w/ commercials, 67:58/70:22/67:17/66:38, source: Beta)
1990-12-13 MTV (150 minutes, includes a Hot Seat VJ segment with Cher and Christina Ricci, DVD also includes 1988-09-?? WBA Evening Magazine Clips: Steroids in sports/A Man outside his house for the first time in 18 years/Top 10 Sexiest Women and 1979-10-?? French Canadian commercials (10 minutes, video quality shaky in spots))
1992-04-11 MTV footage including MTV News special "I'm Your Biggest Fan" and beginning of Top 20 countdown (41 minutes, DVD also includes 1986-04-19 and 1987-02-02)
1993-10-31 MTV's Haunted House Party (last 30 minutes, DVD also includes 1991-06-01 Headbangers Ball)

Headbangers Ball:
1991-05-11 Headbangers Ball w/ Primus and Katmandu (130 minutes, missing first 50 minutes)
1991-06-01 Riki Rachtman hosts Headbangers Ball w/ Tyketto and Wrathchild America (partial, 110 minutes, some commercials cut, DVD also includes Haunted House Party)
1992-12-27 Holiday Blox edition (last hour 53 minutes, DVD also includes Video Rock Wave)

MTV Europe:
MTV Europe 1980s Rare Doc. , Interviews & Videos , cool comp! and good quality / M.O.R.V. # 7 - 242:??
MTV Europe 1989 Rare Doc. , Interviews & Videos , cool comp! and good quality / M.O.R.V. # 8 - 184:51

Other Music:
Friday Night Videos (NBC) 1987-03-27 "Mean" Gene Okerlund and Jesse "The Body" Ventura host (88:47, w/ commercials)
Friday Night Videos (NBC) 1989-02-03 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jay Leno host
Friday Night Videos (NBC) 1989-09-22 Penn & Teller host
Video Rock Wave 1992-12-29 (local LA area music video show, includes Century Cable sign-off at end, DVD also includes 1992-12-27 Headbangers Ball)

Horror Hosts:
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Cemetery High (fan recreation)
USA Up All Night (unhosted) - Killer Klowns From Outer Space (original broadcast w/ commercials)
USA Up All Night (unhosted) - Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (original broadcast w/ commercials)
USA Up All Night (unhosted) - Psycho II (original broadcast w/ commercials)

More assorted goodies from Phil.

MTV:
1984-02-?? Tracey Ullman Guest VJ (20 minutes)
1991-07-?? Bill and Ted's Bogus Premiere Party (w/o/c)
Alternative Nation (2 episodes, w/o/c) - Kennedy hosts The Crow Movie Release Special (1994) and Jan 1993
REMOTE CONTROL - Seasons 2 and 3 (4 episodes)
REMOTE CONTROL - Season 3 (2 episodes, DVD also includes episodes of Super Market Sweep and Nick Arcade)
REMOTE CONTROL - Seasons 1 and 2 (4 episodes)
REMOTE CONTROL - Season 3 (5 episodes)
REMOTE CONTROL - 2 episodes from 1990 (DVD also includes episodes of Video Power and The Real Ghostbusters)

Headbangers Ball:
1988-06-11 Sam Kinison hosts (160 minutes, DVD includes some of Halloween show)
1991-??-?? Headbangers Ball UK plus Tele5 Germany and more (182 minutes)
1993-??-?? Vanessa Warwick hosts Headbangers Ball UK with special guest DADAS (92:28)
1994-05-?? Riki Rachtman hosts HBB Japan w/ '93 BBQ Re-Broadcast (77 minutes)

Horror Hosts:
TNT Monstervision - Conan The Destroyer
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - 976-Evil (fan recreation)

I haven't done any trading lately, and as a result I've once again fallen behind on keeping this blog up-to-date.  Got a bunch of cool horror host additions, thanks to Scary Steve:

Commander USA - Alone In The Dark
Commander USA - Deathquake (with commercials)
Commander USA - Kingdom Of The Spiders (with commercials)
Commander USA - The Being
Commander USA - The Loch Ness Horror
Commander USA - The Unseen
Commander USA - Vampire Men Of The Lost Planet (with commercials)
Creature Feature With Dr. Gangrene - Future Force
Dr. Destruction's Crimson Theatre - Tetsuo (The Iron Man)
Dr. Paul Bearer - Chamber Of Horrors
Gungajim - Legend Of Boggy Creek
Midnight Frights - Plan 9
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - MTV Appearance 5-19 Week in Rock #7 - Mike Nelson on Slasher Movies
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Can't Buy Me Love (fan recreation)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Hardbodies (fan recreation)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Pick Up Artist (fan recreation)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Pick Up Summer (fan recreation)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Private School (fan recreation)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Teen Wolf (fan recreation)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - The Fly 2 (fan recreation)
USA Up All Night (Rhonda Shear) - Tomboy (fan recreation)
World Of The Weird Monster Show, The (Undead Johnny) - Carry on Screaming
World Of The Weird Monster Show, The (Undead Johnny) - Warriors of the Wasteland